Garment



Aug. 23, 1938. G, B. BENTZ 2,127,7@3

\ GARMENT Filed sept. 1a, 1937 2 sheemnm 1 gmc/Wto@ @ewige Eeng Patented Aug. 23, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT oEElcE 4 Claims.

'Ihe invention relates to improvements in overcoats, topcoats, raincoats, capes and the like for use by either men or women. 'With such garments, when the wearer sits upon a chair, or

'` when removing the garment and throwing it across the back of a chair, or even when putting the garment on or taking it off, there is danger of the lower front corners of said garment dragging upon the floor and becoming soiled, or being stepped upon. It is to overcome such possibilities, that the present invention has been devised, and it provides `for lifting the lower front corners of the garment and holding it at a safe distance from the floor whenever advisable. The lifting is accomplished by means of cords, tapes, small chain'sor the like, and for want of a better term, any of these lifting elements may be termeda lifting cord, it being understood, however, that the use of this term is not intended to restrict to that which is commonly known as a cord.

With the above object in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference tothe accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view showing one form of the invention.

Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are fragmentary elevations showing different forms of the invention.

For illustrative purposes, a coat C is shown in the drawings, the lower front corners of which are denoted at L, there being ordinarily danger of these corners dragging upon the floor under such conditions as those above set forth. Several forms of my improvement for overcoming this possibility, have been shown.

. In Fig. 1, two lifting cords- IIl are provided at the front portion of the garment, said cords being connected with the coat corners L and extending upwardly therefrom, the upper ends of the cords being accessible for upward pulling, and provision is made for holding said cords after they have been pulled to lift the corner portions L. The pull cords I Il are located between the garment proper and the usual facings F or lining I, throughout the greater parts of their lengths. The upper portions of these pull cords, however, pass through eyelets II having restricted lower ends I2, and the cords are provided with vertically spaced knots or other projections I3 for engagement with the restricted eyelet ends to hold said cords when upwardly pulled to one position or another. Small rings, knobs or the like I4 may be secured to the upper ends of the cords to prevent them from dropping completely through the eyelets I I and to be readily grasped by hand when the coat corners are to be lifted.

l In connecting each cord II) with the coat, it is preferable to provide said cord with a plurality of vertically spaced cross cords I5 centrally secured to said cord I0 and secured at their ends to the garment. These cross cords have'different extents of slackness, ranging from relatively little for the lower cord to relatively great for the upper cord. Thus when either cord I0 is pulled upwardly, the lower cross cord will first become tight and will consequently lift the lower extremity of the coat corner, the next cross cord will then be drawn tight and will lift the coat portion connected therewith, and so on until the corner portion of the coat is lifted to the required extent. By providing this arrangement, there is less likelihood of badly wrinkling the garment by holding it in lifted position.

In Fig. 2, the pull cord I6 has its lower end directly secured to the garment corner L as shown at I'I, said pull cord being disposed throughout the greater part of its length between the garment proper and the facing F or lining I and at its upper end extending through a button-hole, eyelet or the like I8, the cord being provided with a plurality of vertically spaced openings or possibly eyes I9, any one of which may be engaged with a hook: 20 secured to the garment above said opening I8. The openings or the like I9 are preferably numbered and the user soon learns which opening is to be used to fasten the coat corners at the desired height, according to the hazards which are to be overcome.

In Fig. 3, the arrangement is the same as in the immediately preceding figure, except that the pull or lifting cord 2l is in the form of a light chain, any of the links of which may be engaged with the hook 22.

In Fig. 4, the lifting cord 23 is disposed entirely at the inner side of the lining I or facing F, the lower end of said cord being connected directly to the coat corner as shown at 24. The upper portion of this cord 23 passes slidably through a strap or the like 25, and suitable provision is made for holding said cord in any desired lifted position. For illustrative purposes, button-holes 26 are shown in the cord 23, any one of said button-holes being engageable with a button 21 secured to the garment above the strap or the like 25.

In Fig. 5, a ring or eye 28 is secured to the coat corner L and the lifting -cord 29 passes slidably through said ring or eye, both ends of said lifting cord extending upwardly at the inner side of the coat lining or facing. One of these ends is directly secured at 30 to the garment, while the other end passes slidably through a strap or the like 3l and is accessible for upward pulling. Suitable provision is made for holding this end of the cord in adjusted position, and for illustrative purposes, I show a ring 32 on the cord engageable with vertically spaced hooks 33 secured to the garment.

From the foregoing taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that novel and advantageous provision has been made to prevent the lower front corners of a coat or similar garment from dragging upon the oor when the user sits upon a chair with the coat open, or when the garment is taken oi and thrown across the back of the chair, or when putting the garment on and taking it off. While a number of forms of construction have been shown for illustrative purposes, it is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in other forms and that various changes may be made within the scope of the invention as claimed. In the forms of construction in which the pull cords are between the garment proper and th-e facings or r lining, the invention may be embodied in the garment at the factory. In the forms of construction, however, in which the pull cords are disposed at the inner side of the facings or lining, the invention may be attached readily to garments which have already been worn or which have been purchased Without the invention.

1. In a long coat or similar garment, the front of which is divided vertically thereby subjecting the lower front corners of the garment to danger of` dragging upon the oor when the wearer is in a sitting position with the garment open, and at other times, lifting cords connected with said lower front corners of the garment and extending upwardly th-erefrom, and garment-carried means for holding said lifting cords in elevated positions to hold said corners a safe distance from the oor; the greater portions of said lifting cords being disposed between the garment proper and the usual facings or lining thereof, the upper ends of said cords being disposed accessibly at the inner side of said facings or lining, said facings or lining being provided with openings through which said cords pass slidably.

2. In a long coat or similar garment, the front of which is divided vertically thereby subjecting the lower front corners of the garment to danger of dragging upon the oor when the wearer is in a sitting position with the garment open, and at other times, lifting cords connected with said lower front corners of the garment and extending upwardly therefrom, and garment-carried means for holding said lifting cords in elevated positions to hold said corners a safe distance from the oor; each of said lifting cords being provided with vertically spaced cross cords connected at their ends with the garment, said cross cords having different extents of slackess ranging from relatively little for the lowermost to relatively great for the uppermost.

3. In a means for lifting the lower portions of a garment; a lifting cord having a plurality of vertically spaced cross cords connected at their ends with said lower portion of the garment, said cross cords having different extents of slackness ranging from relatively little for the lowermost to relatively great for the uppermost.

4. In a means for lifting the lower end portion of a garment, an eye attached to said lower end portion, a lifting cord passing slidably through said eye and having both of its ends extended upwardly therefrom, one of said ends being secured to the garment and the other end being accessible for upward pulling, and means for holding said other end when upwardly pulled to lift the lower portion of the garment- GEORGE B. BEN'I'Z. 

